The Eye of the World (abbreviated as
tEotW or
EotW by fans) is the first book of
The Wheel of Time (WoT)
fantasy series written by
American author
Robert Jordan. It was published by
Tor Books and released on January 16, 1990. The unabridged audio book is read by
Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. Upon first publication,
The Eye of the World consisted of one
prologue and 53
chapters, with an additional prologue authored upon re-release.